denudation

Noun

Meaning

The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare.

The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of the overlying earth, etc.; or the excavation and removal of them by the action of running water.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

baring stripping uncovering husking deforest cost risk damage exposure removal altogether publicity liability hazard confession
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Antonyms

use hand advantage gain protection improve
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Hypernyms

removal remotion

Hyponyms

deforestation cornhusking disforestation

Related terms

denudational denudative

Examples

King Lear is a working model of the process of denudation by which men translate themselves from a world of roles to a world of jobs. Marshall McLuhan

We live in an epoch of denudation. John Joly

Africa-Sahel region main *overgrazing consequences in region: 2010 Sahel famine Australia Overgrazing does not necessarily mean total denudation of the land. Source: Internet

Its area was approximately equal to that of the "newer" Sparta, but denudation has wreaked havoc with its buildings and nothing is left save ruined foundations and broken potsherds. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

denudate denudate of feathers denudate of plumage denudational denudative denudatory